The Sorcerer's Progress (Page 8 of 62)

*you deserve a second curtsy*  Not many people would pick that up ... and then find out what it's about.  Mostly I imagine they'd shake their heads, and mumble under their breath "bloody aussies that think they speak English" 

*talks shit with AFP for a little bit and then it's over and out - white noise goes away after a loud bleep*

Could you please be a bit more subtle (like in REALLY subtle) with your hinting?  Red, white, dry, sweet ....  I'll be able to sneak one, maybe two, pushing it but I'll try three, in! 

Company is shipping our stuff over except for white goods since the voltage is different.  And we didn't want to get there, something breaks and you can't get spare parts.  My family thinks Xmas was late this year!    So we'll need a new fridge, microwave oven, clothes dryer, etc.  We were not allowed to pack any food stuff with our household goods.    So what we bring, will have to go in the suitcases with us.  But other than that, we're only planning to upgrade our winter clothing over in the States - I don't think my short sleeve t-shirts and drimac will do the trick in winter anymore ....

Red, not too dry.  I'd honestly like to try something that you like.  It means this is recommended, so I'm sure it would be AWESOME!

Like poiled slurgs, only better!

*lovingly wraps amy's bottle of wine, and a bottle of yummy vegemite for njc who clearly has an appreciation for the finer things in life*

No pressure!  hehehe  Oh well, this just means we'll have *sigh* to make time for a trip down to Margaret River .....  *big smile*  Barossa Valley in South Australia is (a tiny tiny bit) better in my opinion, but please don't tell anyone, because I am proudly west australian!

Awww, thanks for the offer!  I'm keeping an eye on the temperatures over there, and it looks like we will be able to survive the first week until we get our shopping done - we're geared for rainy weather at least - Perth's main rainy season is also during the winter months.  And we're cooking at the moment, literally, bush fires are really bad this year, so if you hear of a crazy family of four walking around in short sleeve t's, that will be us cooling down!    But seriously, if this changes for whatever reason, I'll let you know.  Although I'm curious how we'd get our hands on the package without stepping out of the airport .....  You're in Cleveland, Ohio?

Toledo, actually.  I have a house in Cleveland as well (couldn't sell it if I tried). 

I'll look up a second-hand clothing place if that idea doesn't bother you.  Goodwill is one and they are all over the country.  There will be something to fit everyone there and you won't have to sell your first-born (unless you want to) to pay for the clothing.  It can get painfully pricey for good weather-proofing.  Usually it isn't a problem to find anoraks and pullover fleece sweaters.  The big bill is for coats and gloves.   (Most good coats have hoods, so you don't have to worry too much about hats)

Hmmm. Not sure. I'd expect yes but that is a guess. Lots near my house in Cleveland. They love garbage so I smell them especially in the summer

Goodwill is on the list, but only until my firstborn gives me trouble!    I'll probably get you  more than one bottle of wine, I have a feeling I'm going to say thank you a lot!

njc - I was just kidding about the vegemite, poison ivy is really bad I've seen on TV.  Are you allergic to wine?

My palate is educated enough.  It either tastes good or it doesn't. 

I'll just double up on whatever it is I'm getting Amy (and K) if that's ok with you.  It's of course for all the advice you're still going to give me as well as future reviews when I start to post something one day.  More on that on another thread.  But the short of it is, I'm sort off in the same boat as you, I'm struggling to get words on paper these days.  Never had the problem before.  My third language is talking shit, we don't have problems like not being able to find words ...

I"m stuck with finding the time. 

Everybody's stuck!  Where's the skunk?  That'll get us moving!  (FYI...not that common, Janet.  They are mostly smelled rather than seen.  In the dark they just look like waddling stray cats)  Usually, the only one who has to worry about them is a dog because they threaten the animal and force it to retaliate.  Some people get them descented and keep them as pets.  They're actually quite sweet.

Second only to getting skunked in second person, or having your dog skunked, is driving by skunk roadkill.

Cleveland and Toledo ... those are on opposite side of the state!  That's gotta' be, what, 300 miles?

As to Seattle, I don't expect you have rattlesnakes in the city or close suburbs, but outside of that, the Pacific Coast area is major rattlesnake habitat right up into BC.  (Note that we have a baseball team named for a rattler: the Arizona Diamondbacks, who play in Pheonix.)

And don't tell me Aus doesn't have venemous critters!  The platypus has venemous hindclaws.

Oh, baseball season is starting.  Pitchers and catchers are reporting for spring training.   The regular season is six months long (162 games!) and only November, December, and January are clear of it--except for 'hot stove league', the winter meetings, contract signings, reports on rehab after Tommy John surgery ... .

You might as well go to a few games and get it over with.  Safeco Field looks like a pretty good stadium.  Ticket bargains (from sports to opera) can be found on StubHub.

More to the point, rat poison must take more than about 8 hours to kill, because other rats will smell what the rats ate recently and avoid it.

Rats in cities have become resistant to warfarin and rat control has had to go back using zinc chloride, which is an irreversable liver poison.  There's also the mitochondrial poison that Tomcat uses.  Nasty stuff.

Coumadin taken regularly is scary.  Patients on it ought to be informed of which varieties of clotting bandages will work in spite of it and which won't.  The good part is that Coumadin's effects can be reversed rapidly with vitamin K.